1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

The 1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team represented the University of Southern Mississippi in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Golden Eagles were led by head coach Jeff Bower and played their home games at M. M. Roberts Stadium. They secured their third Conference USA conference championship after finishing 6–0 in conference play. Their overall record was 9–3, and they were invited to play in the 1999 Liberty Bowl, where they defeated Colorado State, 23–17. In the final AP Poll of the year, the Golden Eagles were ranked 14th, which is to date the highest finish in school history.[1]

1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football
Conference USA champion
Liberty Bowl champion
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 14
1999 record9–3 (6–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLarry Kueck (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorDave Wommack (1st as DC, 5th overall season)
Home stadiumM. M. Roberts Stadium
(Capacity: 33,000)
1999 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 Southern Miss $  6 0     9 3  
East Carolina  4 2     9 3  
Louisville  4 2     7 5  
UAB  4 2     5 6  
Memphis  4 2     5 6  
Houston  3 3     7 4  
Army  1 5     3 8  
Tulane  1 5     3 8  
Cincinnati  0 6     3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 6TulaneW 48–14
September 11Northwestern State*
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 40–6
September 18at No. 4 Nebraska*L 13–20
September 25at No. 5 Texas A&M*L 6–23
October 9at No. 16 East CarolinaW 39–22
October 16ArmyNo. 25
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 24–0
October 23CincinnatiNo. 21
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 28–20
October 30at No. 14 Alabama*No. 20L 14–35
November 6at MemphisNo. 25W 20–5
November 13Louisiana–Lafayette*No. 21
  • M. M. Roberts Stadium
  • Hattiesburg, MS
W 48–0
November 20at LouisvilleNo. 18W 30–27
December 31vs. Colorado State*No. 16
W 23–17
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Source:[2]

Roster

1999 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17 Jeff Kelly So
OL 55 Billy Clay Jr
OL 79 Brian Bell Sr
WR 80 Todd Pinkston Sr
WR 81 Dannye Fowler So
WR 82 LeRoy Handy  Fr
WR 83 Shawn Mills Jr
TE 84 Orlando Dantzler So
WR 85 Antonio Gray So
WR 86 Kevin Thompson Sr
TE 88 Buck Miciotto  Fr
TE 89 Kenderick Key Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 19 Raymond Walls Jr
DL 90 Daleroy Stewart Jr
DL 91 Roamie Williams  Fr
DL 92 Travis Dorsey  Fr
DL 93 Gerald Mumford Jr
DL 94 Paul Ulrich So
DL 95 Marchene Hatchett Jr
DL 96 Cedric Scott Jr
DE 97 Adalius Thomas Sr
DL 98 John Nix Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles school history". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  2. "1999 Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles Schedule and Results". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
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